Senior Project Accountant

Job Description

Dream is looking for a Senior Project Accountant!

We are always looking for the best and brightest to join our thriving community. Dream’s Western Canada Accounting team is currently looking for a Senior Project Accountant to take charge of the full accounting cycle and ad‑hoc projects for several of our diverse and exciting Western Canada development projects and investment properties.

There’s a lot happening at Dream, and it’s happening fast. Are you passionate, dedicated, and highly analytical? Do you love working with people? If so, read on. We want to hear from you.

Over the 2+ years you’ve worked in real estate accounting you’ve proven that you are not afraid to think outside the box to find the best approach to achieve results. You are proactive, leading by example rather than sitting back. You consider the bigger picture when focusing on new initiatives and you thrive on driving improvement and efficiency.

We want to bring on someone who is eager to learn, work hard, and have fun. In other words, we want you to fit in here. This is an opportunity for you to take on responsibilities, build on your already strong skill set and help your team achieve its goals, all in a work environment that is fast‑paced, dynamic and fun.

Below are some of the primary responsibilities you will be taking on in this role. There will be more, but we can discuss those in person.

• Prepare and process cash calls, assist in cash flow analysis, record and reconcile project capital to ensure sufficient project liquidity, and prepare bank reconciliations;
• Perform monthly calculations, reconciliations and recording of revenues, various fees, interest and commissions for each project;
• Record journal entries, maintain and reconcile general ledger, job cost and other JDE reports;
• Work with AP and project cost coordinators to ensure accurate and timely daily/weekly accounts payable processing for projects;
• Prepare monthly construction draw packages and assess costs incurred to budget;
• Maintain a working paper file for each project including support for GL balances and actual vs. budget analysis (training will be provided);
• Perform timely month‑end close and ensure all pertinent transactions, including setting up monthly accruals, are recorded;
• Comply with internal controls at all times (training will be provided);
• Assist in preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages to senior management and external business partners (training will be provided);
• Provide support to the audit and tax teams, respond to queries;
• Collaborate with the Finance and Debt teams to ensure accurate and timely reporting of project financials and cash flows;
• Assist in compliance reporting to lenders, government, partners (training will be provided); and
• Support team members and other departments as required.

These are only some of the things we’d like you to bring to the table. We can cover the rest when we meet.

• A minimum of 2-3 years of accounting experience; real estate industry experience is considered a strong asset.
• Completed or in‑progress CPA designation, considered an asset.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with JD Edwards an asset.
• A self‑starter. Ability to anticipate needs, take initiative, plan ahead, commit and deliver within the set time frames. Ambition to learn and grow professionally.
• Strong skills in task‑prioritization and multitasking. Being able to switch gears among various ongoing tasks, while understanding the priorities.
• Strong people skills. A team player with a proven ability to build relationships at all levels of an organization as well as with external parties such as vendors, auditors, and business partners.
• Strong communication skills. Demonstrated in written and verbal reports and meeting participation.

Dream Unlimited is an award‑winning Canadian real estate investment, development and management company with approximately $28 billion of assets under management in North America and Europe. Our scope of business includes asset management and management services for four…